On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > As we all know, the battery compartment of the vanagon is under the passenger seat. It is covered with a metal lid. What do you folks do to insure that this lid never contacts the battery terminals? The thing has screws to fasten it in place, but seems capable of coming loose and becoming a conductor. I considered a pad made of an old inner tube, or something similar. > > Thanks, David McNeely >
IIRC, the square red cap on Pos. post that c/w the new battery, but for sure, duct tape and foam strips on lid. One other caution re: lid. Make sure lid hold down screws aren't too long. 1 or 2 of mine were missing, so I put in new ones. Later on, was surprised to see the tip of one **just** boring into a + lead. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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